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Aeromys

Mammal Genera

Aeromys, the large black flying squirrels, is a genus of two species found only in Southeast Asia: the black flying squirrel and Thomas's flying squirrel. The genus, established by Robinson and Kloss in 1915, belongs to the family Sciuridae, subfamily Sciurinae, and tribe Pteromyini, and its common name refers to the dark coloration of its members. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Aeromys (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Large black flying squirrels (genus Aeromys) form a taxon of squirrels under the tribe Pteromyini.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • present tense, found in South-east Asia
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Wikidata: Aeromys
Wikidata Q304282, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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